People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lesotho
Lesotho: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lesotho, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 47.8% for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lesotho peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
That places Lesotho 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 12.6% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 40.9% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 10.9% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.1% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 42.3% | 47.8% | 5 |
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More health data for Lesotho
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4669 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0295 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lesotho?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Lesotho was 47.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Lesotho ranks 50th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.